In a statement through the Coordinator of the National Information Center, Mr Mike Omeri, today Sept. 5th in Abuja, FG said;

"For now nobody has been hired by the government to negotiate on its behalf with Boko Haram. Anytime the government decides to do so, it will make it known to the public. The government is still investigating the allegations made by the alleged negotiator. However, the government has no plan to question anybody because of those allegations made by the Australian,”